Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes

We compared commonly used BAPTA-derived chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes (fura2, Fluo-4, and Rhod-2) with a newer genetically encoded indicator (R-GECO) in single cell models of the heart. We assessed their performance and effects on cardiomyocyte contractility, determining fluorescent sign...

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Những tác giả chính: Robinson, P, Sparrow, AJ, Psaras, Y, Steeples, V, Simon, JN, Broyles, CN, Chang, Y-F, Brook, FA, Wang, Y-J, Blease, A, Zhang, X, Abassi, YA, Geeves, MA, Toepfer, CN, Watkins, H, Redwood, C, Daniels, MJ
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Được phát hành: Elsevier 2023
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author Robinson, P
Sparrow, AJ
Psaras, Y
Steeples, V
Simon, JN
Broyles, CN
Chang, Y-F
Brook, FA
Wang, Y-J
Blease, A
Zhang, X
Abassi, YA
Geeves, MA
Toepfer, CN
Watkins, H
Redwood, C
Daniels, MJ
author_facet Robinson, P
Sparrow, AJ
Psaras, Y
Steeples, V
Simon, JN
Broyles, CN
Chang, Y-F
Brook, FA
Wang, Y-J
Blease, A
Zhang, X
Abassi, YA
Geeves, MA
Toepfer, CN
Watkins, H
Redwood, C
Daniels, MJ
author_sort Robinson, P
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description We compared commonly used BAPTA-derived chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes (fura2, Fluo-4, and Rhod-2) with a newer genetically encoded indicator (R-GECO) in single cell models of the heart. We assessed their performance and effects on cardiomyocyte contractility, determining fluorescent signal-to-noise ratios and sarcomere shortening in primary ventricular myocytes from adult mouse and guinea pig, and in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes displayed dose-dependent contractile impairment in all cell types, and we observed a negative correlation between contraction and fluorescence signal-to-noise ratio, particularly for fura2 and Fluo-4. R-GECO had no effect on sarcomere shortening. BAPTA-based dyes, but not R-GECO, inhibited in vitro acto-myosin ATPase activity. The presence of fura2 accentuated or diminished changes in contractility and Ca<sup>2+</sup> handling caused by small molecule modulators of contractility and intracellular ionic homeostasis (mavacamten, levosimendan, and flecainide), but this was not observed when using R-GECO in adult guinea pig left ventricular cardiomyocytes. Ca<sup>2+</sup> handling studies are necessary for cardiotoxicity assessments of small molecules intended for clinical use. Caution should be exercised when interpreting small molecule studies assessing contractile effects and Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients derived from BAPTA-like chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes in cellular assays, a common platform for cardiac toxicology testing and mechanistic investigation of cardiac disease physiology and treatment.
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spelling oxford-uuid:c4249f10-f96b-43d8-bbdb-9cc25d3e02e82023-09-26T11:26:41ZComparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c4249f10-f96b-43d8-bbdb-9cc25d3e02e8EnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2023Robinson, PSparrow, AJPsaras, YSteeples, VSimon, JNBroyles, CNChang, Y-FBrook, FAWang, Y-JBlease, AZhang, XAbassi, YAGeeves, MAToepfer, CNWatkins, HRedwood, CDaniels, MJWe compared commonly used BAPTA-derived chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes (fura2, Fluo-4, and Rhod-2) with a newer genetically encoded indicator (R-GECO) in single cell models of the heart. We assessed their performance and effects on cardiomyocyte contractility, determining fluorescent signal-to-noise ratios and sarcomere shortening in primary ventricular myocytes from adult mouse and guinea pig, and in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes displayed dose-dependent contractile impairment in all cell types, and we observed a negative correlation between contraction and fluorescence signal-to-noise ratio, particularly for fura2 and Fluo-4. R-GECO had no effect on sarcomere shortening. BAPTA-based dyes, but not R-GECO, inhibited in vitro acto-myosin ATPase activity. The presence of fura2 accentuated or diminished changes in contractility and Ca<sup>2+</sup> handling caused by small molecule modulators of contractility and intracellular ionic homeostasis (mavacamten, levosimendan, and flecainide), but this was not observed when using R-GECO in adult guinea pig left ventricular cardiomyocytes. Ca<sup>2+</sup> handling studies are necessary for cardiotoxicity assessments of small molecules intended for clinical use. Caution should be exercised when interpreting small molecule studies assessing contractile effects and Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients derived from BAPTA-like chemical Ca<sup>2+</sup> dyes in cellular assays, a common platform for cardiac toxicology testing and mechanistic investigation of cardiac disease physiology and treatment.
spellingShingle Robinson, P
Sparrow, AJ
Psaras, Y
Steeples, V
Simon, JN
Broyles, CN
Chang, Y-F
Brook, FA
Wang, Y-J
Blease, A
Zhang, X
Abassi, YA
Geeves, MA
Toepfer, CN
Watkins, H
Redwood, C
Daniels, MJ
Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title_full Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title_fullStr Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title_short Comparing the effects of chemical Ca2+ dyes and R-GECO on contractility and Ca2+ transients in adult and human iPSC cardiomyocytes
title_sort comparing the effects of chemical ca2 dyes and r geco on contractility and ca2 transients in adult and human ipsc cardiomyocytes
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